Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Deep Wall
11 February, 2025
- Team Leader
- Ema Stefanova
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 3.15 kgs (measured)
19.7661571, -70.5193044
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Deep Wall
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Divecenter Merlin
- City
- Sosua
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Date
- 11 February, 2025
- Survey Duration
- 65 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 19.7661571
Longitude: -70.5193044
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny with occasional rain, easterly wind
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–15 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 6000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 4 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 5 |
| Fishing: Line | 6 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 6 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 5 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 8 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 6 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 6 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| Toys | 1 |
Additional Information
Busy Season Boat Tours
Fridge Magnet #4
Fishing Line from illegal fishing
plastic bottles (animals move in)
Socks (inconsiderate Humans)
